Yes Sir, it sure has been a long time since my last update. But for good reason I think... First of all, healthwise I'm doing just fine. Clean bills of health from all the Doctors, and I've even managed to start flirting with real food for the past couple weeks. Secondly, as most of you know, I've been pretty busy moving my Parents to Maui. The hardest part has been trying to convince them for the past two years that it was a good idea. But once they finally accepted the concept though, I couldn't move fast enough.
To back track a bit, after spending a week this last trip, packing up everything they'd decided
they needed to have in Hawaii, we had a 5'x7'x8' crate to ship to Maui. With that gone, we had a "going away" party put on by the Braille Institute, where Mom & Dad were recognized for their almost 60 years of combined service. It was a Luau theme, and even had a traditional Hawaiian meal. A beautiful cake and three kinds of ice cream (of which Dad had seconds on all three) topped off the party.
they needed to have in Hawaii, we had a 5'x7'x8' crate to ship to Maui. With that gone, we had a "going away" party put on by the Braille Institute, where Mom & Dad were recognized for their almost 60 years of combined service. It was a Luau theme, and even had a traditional Hawaiian meal. A beautiful cake and three kinds of ice cream (of which Dad had seconds on all three) topped off the party.We then packed up the car and left for San Diego, where we spent a couple days with Friends Peggy Johnson, and her Father Doug Williams, whose 95th Birthday we were there to Celebrate. Then it was off to Las Vegas for a stop over on our way to Utah for Mom's bi-annual Family Reunion. We stayed at the Hilton, and had a chance to visit with my Son Carl, and his wife Wendy, and their Children, Chase and Brittany. Their oldest Son Cody was off in Wyoming, working for the Summer. We did some serious damage at the Buffet, and then after a great massage at the spa, and BURNING THE SH*T out of my feet at the pool, we were off again.
Next stop was Orem, Utah where we joined about 80 Family Members for 4 days of Feasting and Reminiscing. They had a special Luau luncheon and Hula show for the Folks, as a send off and was a good chance for everyone to say Goodbye. To be sure there were plenty of tears to go around. We then spend a couple days at my Sister Karen's home, in Lindon so she could have a chance to spend time with her Mom & Dad before the big move. The icing on the Cake for Mom, was Karen's two older Children (Joshua & Ashlee) were both there also, with their Children, so Great Grandma was even higher in "heaven!"
I managed to slip away for a couple days and had a good visit with High School buddy Rick Ortenburger and his wife Elfie, and a terriffic massage from Friend Nichole Anderson. And live was good. Then it was time to gather up the Folks and board our Delta Airlines flight to Maui via Seattle, Washington. The flights were actually pretty uneventful, although Mom & Dad would tell you otherwise (I don't think they'll be doing any flying any time soon...). But we made it to Maui just fine, to be greeted by faithful Daughter Amanda, and news that Hurricane Felicia was headed toward the Islands! (The hurricane fizzled and we only wound up with minor showers.) I'll follow up with the next installment about their move-in to their new home.
“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.” Audrey Hepburn
